Mini Dump on All Sorts of Thoughts

Should you date someone not your type?

Google results say absolutely. In fact, your shot at happiness dwindles dramatically if you don't. 

Should you date someone for dating experience, even though you don't think  you will work long term?

Google results say, yes can be good to gather data if and only if the other person is fully aware. They can treat it as practice too.

Recipe for a good script

Answer from thoughts on the drive back home from work. 

1. A solid background/foundation idea/thread which forms the backbone of the film, the big idea, the first thing people say when asked about what the movie is about. 
2. An emotional theme overlaid on the first point. This is the first thing people remember about your film, how it made them feel - it is manufactured, so pick something strong and manufacture it fully. 
3. The perfect execution - how dialogues, or the lack of, props, graphics, the tone the color of the film - all these to bring to life the first two points. 
4. These can be upgraded by a fourth and last element: a good plot twist near the end which is hinted at at the beginning, subtle enough not to be picked up until revealed, but memorable enough to be remembered.

Two show come to mind. First the Amy Adams film about aliens. The premise of human learning alien language is prevalent and primary - it is the foundation on which the film stands on. A fresh idea compared to the same old of many alien movies too, which helps. This is overlaid by the story of love and loss between the leads and their child, and the difficulty of the situation which calls the viewer's morality into question. The execution is great, you remember the movie being silent and grey, which is the whole vibe of the film. The plot twist has a standing ovation from me.

The second is Scarlet Hearts. The background is a modern woman being transported back in time and experiences the Chinese imperial dynasty life (stems from an old drawing which featured an insignificant woman in the background, apparently. How romantic.) The emotional part was again love and loss between humans - what one wants may not be. The execution was great with the songs and scenery on point, full of colors alluding to the extravagance of a bygone era.